Just list the servers and sort by ping imo, closest should ping the lowest.
----- Original Message ----- From: "DontWannaName!" <ad...@topnotchclan.com> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [hlds] Master Server Move > Perhaps there should be a way for server operators to change their > location > settings like download settings in Steam. Granted, people could abuse > that. > There are still regional settings, why not location. How do we know where > our servers will be listed, going on the list only approximates it. > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 6:57 PM, Steven Crothers > <steven.croth...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> They are right next to each other in that case... >> >> It wouldn't make sense to announce /32's.... so your point is moot. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com >> [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Michael Krasnow >> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 9:47 PM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Master Server Move >> >> it doesn't matter its still better than 5000 miles! the current way is >> that >> the master servers think that if the client's ip address is 123.456.789.1 >> and the server's address is 123.456.789.2 that they are next to each >> other >> but in fact they could be on the other side of the world! this is still a >> lot better and probably the most accurate way we have. >> >> On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Mike Vail <mike_v...@boomgaming.net> >> wrote: >> >> > Msleeper brings up a good very good point. His is iisue si very real. >> > Fo >> r >> > instance, my dedicated box is in San Jose, Ca. but it shows on Google >> maps >> > as being in Dallas, Tx. If the list uses the Geo info, it could cripple >> us >> > and show our server several 1000's of miles away. We are near the top >> > of >> > the >> > list now on the west coast. Yikes! Ziod, have you taken this into >> > account >> > and are there work-arounds in place. I believe a lot of servers will be >> > affected by this. >> > >> > Regards >> > Lt. Maverick >> > BOOM! Gaming Community >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com >> > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of msleeper >> > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6:06 PM >> > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> > Subject: Re: [hlds] Master Server Move >> > >> > What about ISPs and IP providers whose GeoIP data are not even in the >> same >> > area? Most GeoIP lookups are based on whois data of the IPs in >> > question, >> so >> > if your IPs are owned by a company on the west coast, but the >> > datacenter >> > you >> > are in is in the east coast, then you're going to be getting some >> > pissed >> > off >> > west coasters with high ping. >> > >> > >> > On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 20:49 -0400, Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald wrote: >> > > GeoIP has been accurate enough. Even if it's off by 500 miles it's >> > > still far better than the octets of the IP which is what they do >> > > right >> > now. >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com >> > > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Cc2iscooL >> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 8:36 PM >> > > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Master Server Move >> > > >> > > I hope all your IP addresses of both your clients and your servers >> > > have the correct geo IP data. >> > > >> > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 5:38 PM, Kyle Sanderson <kyle.l...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > > >> > > > I think I love you Zoid, >> > > > >> > > > Kyle. >> > > > >> > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 2:54 PM, DontWannaName! >> > > > <ad...@topnotchclan.com >> > > > >wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > That was broken anyways in TF2 I believe... >> > > > > >> > > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 2:27 PM, 1nsane <1nsane...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > > So it will no longer sort by ip similarity? Thank the dragons! >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 5:19 PM, Zoid Kirsch >> > > > > > <z...@valvesoftware.com> >> > > > > > wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > On Wednesday April 14th we will be moving the HL2Master >> > > > > > > servers to a >> > > > > new >> > > > > > > set of IP addresses. One of the major new features is the >> > > > > > > new >> > > > Masters >> > > > > > > should return dedicated servers ordered by their geographical >> > > > distance >> > > > > > from >> > > > > > > the player requesting the server list, making for lower >> > > > > > > latency and >> > > > > > better >> > > > > > > connections. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Dedicated server operators will generally have to restart >> > > > > > > their >> > > > > dedicated >> > > > > > > servers after this move to ensure they will correctly pick up >> > > > > > > the >> > > new >> > > > > > > addresses of the these Masters. The server browser in the >> > > > > > > Steam >> > > > client >> > > > > > and >> > > > > > > in games such as Team Fortress 2 will automatically move to >> > > > > > > the new >> > > > > > Masters. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Server operators that manually set their master servers (we >> > > recommend >> > > > > > > against this practice however) please use " >> > > > hl2master.steampowered.com" >> > > > > > to >> > > > > > > refer to them instead of the IPs directly. This name returns >> > > > > > > all >> > > > Master >> > > > > > > addresses. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > We will update once the move is complete. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > -- >> > > > > > > /// Zoid. >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> > > > archives, >> > > > > > > please visit: >> > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> > > > > > archives, please visit: >> > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > > > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> > > > > archives, please visit: >> > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > > >> > > > _______________________________________________ >> > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> > > > archives, please visit: >> > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> > > archives, >> > > please visit: >> > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > > >> > > >> > > _______________________________________________ >> > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list >> > > archives, >> > please visit: >> > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> > please visit: >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
